sixteen

«sixteen» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the number 16, one more than fifteen — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

number (sixteen)

1) Sixteen is the number 16, one more than fifteen. tree →

2) Sixteen is ten and six, or four fours. A pound has 16 ounces. tree →

Maths: a number of things or an age; 16 = 4 × 4 = 4 squared. Everyday: ages (sweet sixteen), ounces in a pound in the US and UK.

And the persons were sixteen thousand, of whom the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons. (Torah NUM.31.40, JPS 1917) tree →
And there were eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets: under every board two sockets. (Torah EXO.36.30, JPS 1917) tree →
These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred. (Torah NUM.26.22, JPS 1917) tree →
and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages. (Prophets JOS.15.41, JPS 1917) tree →
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. (Writings 2CH.27.8, JPS 1917) tree →
But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begot twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. (Writings 2CH.13.21, JPS 1917) tree →
Sixteen children are in the class. tree →
A pound has sixteen ounces. tree →
She is sixteen years old. tree →
Sixteen divided by four is four. tree →
Four squared is sixteen. tree →
The bus has sixteen seats on the top deck. tree →
There are sixteen pieces of each colour in this game. tree →
He had been the ruler of Rome for sixteen days. tree →

A number word; read it as 16. Trap: do not confuse sixteen (16) with sixty (60). Sixteen is even and a square number.